Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) joined far-left House Democrats in pushing for restrictive arms sales to Israel.

The “Block the Bombs Act,” to which Raskin signed on as a co-sponsor, would require Congress to authorize each sale or transfer of a variety of weapons systems and to identify how those weapons would be used.

The conditions imposed by the law would be unprecedented in the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Raskin, who is Jewish, represents a suburban Maryland district with a significant Jewish population.

The bill has 34 co-sponsors, with Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, among the most prominent names. Other Jewish members of Congress who have signed on are Reps. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).

Raskin has not released a

See Full Page